Today we scheduled for our last day a tour of historic Rio and Santa Teresa. We were surprised this tour was in a open small truck which gave us a fantastic view of the scenery in downtown Rio and Santa Teresa. We started our tour with a visit to the old Assembly Building that is now used for the meeting of the local provincial government. The local government was in session so we were fortunate to listen and see how the proceedings were carried out. We also saw the former buildings that housed the Royal Portugese family when they were still in Rio. We visited several old churches that were in the area of the parliament building. They were were well decorated in painted gold.
We then took a drive to Santa Teresa which is on a very high hill overlooking downtown Rio. There were many older large homes that once housed the well to do people of Rio that now look as if they are in need of extensive repair. However the views of Rio from the hill of Santa Teresa was just fantastic.
Tonight we are catching our plane to Atlanta and after a 4 hour layover we will be flying back to Detroit.
We have had a great time on our cruise and our 4 day visit to Rio. We are looking forward to seeing you again and sharing our pictures and our stories of our time.
Former Assembly Building for the Government of Brazil and now used by the Regional Government
Dorothy and Con on the marble staircase leading to the second floor in the Assembly Building
The regional government in session in the main assembly room.
Old Catholic church that was used by the Portuguese’s Royal Family
The Cathedral in old Rio
An aqueduct that had a major accident when it was used for an electric commuter train
The main road to the top of Santa Teresa Hill
View of the Favela from the top of Santa Teresa Hill
Another view of the Favela built on Santa Teresa Hill
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